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Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been replaced by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the ongoing first T20I between India and Australia. Chahal has taken the field as Jadeja's concussion substitute after the left-hander was hit on the helmet while batting during India's innings at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.

Jadeja looked in fine form and played a brilliant cameo of 44 runs off 23 balls to help India post a total of 161/7 in 20 overs. The left-hander took a blow on his helmet during the 19th over from Josh Hazlewood. Jadeja also seemed to have some issues with his hamstring and looked in discomfort as he was attended by the medical team.

However, he resumed batting and went on to play a brilliant hand to help India recover from a stuttering start and post a fighting total on the board. As per rules, a team can ask for a like-to-like player as a concussion substitute in case a player suffers one. Thus, India went for Chahal as the replacement for Jadeja and the spinner will be eligible to bowl his full four overs while Jadeja continues to be assessed.

"Ravindra Jadeja was hit on the helmet in the final over of the first innings of the first T20I. Yuzvendra Chahal will take the field in the 2nd innings as a concussion substitute. Jadeja is currently being assessed by the BCCI Medical Team," BCCI tweeted.

While Jadeja was hit on the head, he also pulled his hamstring which forced India to ask for a concussion substitute. However, Australia head coach Justin Langer was not happy with the match referee's decision and was seen arguing with him while Australia captain Aaron Finch stood alongside ahead of the start of Australia's chase.

It might also be possible that Jadeja suffered a delayed concussion once he walked back into the dressing room post the end of India's innings. He will not take the field again in the ongoing encounter as India look to get off to a winning start in the T20I series with 161 runs to defend at the Manuka Oval.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...bstitute-in-1st-t20i-against-australia/690505

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Australian coach Justin Langer has been seen to be blowing up at match referee David Boon, following the decision to allow a concussion substitue for Ravindra Jadeja.

The Indian all-rounder was struck on the helmet during his side's innings but batted on, finishing on 44 not out.

But in a bizarre twist, Jadeja was replaced by Yuzvendra Chahal for Australia's innings as a concussion sub.

The interesting part is that Jadeja was also seen to be suffering from a hamstring injury, which has led to mass confusion and likely the reason for Langer's blow up.

Concussion substitutes are allowed - but it is perhaps the manner in which Jadeja was allowed to continue batting without assessment that had Langer frustrated.

But according to the ICC rules, India were well within their rights to assess Jadeja when they did and make the decision to rule him out of the game.

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/cri...adeja-justin-langer/xxwommqba9401nkpv624nnd5f
 
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Weird that he was allowed to bat but not bowl after the concussion.
Gives india a better bowler in chahal and a superior bt in jadeja. 2 for 1
 
It was only a matter of time before a team was seen to try and exploit these rules, luckily it happened against Australia so they will ensure it is fully blown out of proportion. My take is if he was fit enough to continue after being hit then he needs to carry on playing the game.
 
Quite Pathetic by the Indians. No way he was concussed after such a blow.
 
Shouldnt have batted on if safety was a concern.
Quite bizzare really.
 
Not great from India. The hamstring injury is the reason he isn't taking the field.
 
Also wasnt the concussion replacement supposed to be like to like as per the rule? Jadeja is an all rounder while Chahal is a specialist spinner. Not sure how it was like to like? Rules need to be better defined as obviously it raises questions.
 
No dodgy media headlines, no drama in the media, no fuss - that's how things roll when you have educated/powerhouse/business models pitching against each other. There will be 'discussion' on whether this was a smart/unwarranted breach of rules, but it will never go beyond that i.e. questioning integrity.

For Pakistan's players testing positive, the 'cricket media' headlines have changed to whether Covid-19 testing in Pakistan is authentic or not. Not remotely related to cricket. Bonkers. And for the PCB to have allowed all of this to happen speaks volume of our place in the ICC.
 
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Intelligent move by team management, also its within the rule so no one can question it except some trolls.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Intelligent move by team management, also its within the rule so no one can question it except some trolls.
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Intelligent? players have died from similar things, rather than this win at all costs approach under Kohli et al they could have shown some humility. If jadeja did not suffer a hamstring he would have bowled simple as that. Instead make a mockery of Phil Hughes so close to the anniversary of his death.
 
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Yuzvendra Chahal done well for India - good idea for next games.
 
To be honest knowing Kohli he wouldn't ever leave an opportunity like that Chahal is a classy bowler and miles better than Jadeja his flat trajectory would have meant 0-40 instead Chahal would be the man of the match. I actually don't mind to to be honest this is actually going to happen in the big bash but not with concussion just normally . I've always wanted this rule in cricket where you could sub players into the game later on in the game it makes it more interesting
 
The helmet hit was a deflected off the bat.

I did think at the time why they didn't stop the game and at least replace the helmet. Aren't they supposed to do that if the helmet gets hit by the ball.

Concussion does need to be taking seriously in all sports, perhaps when a batsman is hit on the helmet they need to go off and get checked out and cleared.
 
silentkiller187 said:
Instead make a mockery of Phil Hughes so close to the anniversary of his death. Cant say I expect much else from india tbh.
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Overreact much?? There is an examination done as has been said. What we have somehow managed to exploit is get a frontline bowler for Allrounder. I dont know how the rules work about that
 
Why wouldn't we want Jadeja to bowl though?

He's a better bowler than a batsman.
 
It wasn’t the best thing to do and is clearly exploiting the rules, but firstly, most teams would do the same in a similar situation in spite of the fans taking the moral high ground now.

Secondly, if there is one team that deserves to be at the receiving end, it is Australia.

No one buys their fake good guy act and elite honesty nonsense.

At the end of the day, cricket teams are not saints and no one cares about some useless spirit of cricket award.

Teams have and will continue to do far worse things than this.
 
Mamoon said:
It wasn’t the best thing to do and is clearly exploiting the rules, but firstly, most teams would do the same in a similar situation in spite of the fans taking the moral high ground now.

Secondly, if there is one team that deserves to be at the receiving end, it is Australia.

No one buys their fake good guy act and elite honesty nonsense.

At the end of the day, cricket teams are not saints and no one cares about some useless spirit of cricket award.

Teams have and will continue to do far worse things than this.
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I can completely agree with this one.
 
Remember everyone the drama Kohli pulled that Aussies were getting signal from dressing room. Imagine again if Aussies did this 2 in one player thing , how much fuss Kohli and cheerleader will create?
Shameful from Indians. This is as bad as spot fixing and that brainfade scandal. Anyways because it's everyone's darling Kohli and powerful BCCI everyone stay silent
 
silentkiller187 said:
Intelligent? players have died from similar things, rather than this win at all costs approach under Kohli et al they could have shown some humility. If jadeja did not suffer a hamstring he would have bowled simple as that. Instead make a mockery of Phil Hughes so close to the anniversary of his death. Cant say I expect much else from india tbh.
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Will all due respect to Hughes, he died 6 years ago apart from his family, Australian cricket fans and CA itself, I highly doubt that anyone remembers or cares about his anniversary.

I don’t mean it in a demeaning way. Not only India but I am sure the likes of Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies, New Zealand etc. don’t remember or care about his anniversary 6 years on.

So this whole making a mockery of his death is nonsensical stuff. You are making it sound as if the Indian team planned that since his anniversary happened few days back, let’s pull off this stunt so that we can mock him.
 
Well deserved win for India.

Ravindra Chahal takes one back on Finch, Smith and Maxwell for trolling Indians for 45 days in IPL :)).
 
Chahal should never have been dropped in the 1st place. Another clueless selection by Kohli.
 
Gullycricket said:
Remember everyone the drama Kohli pulled that Aussies were getting signal from dressing room. Imagine again if Aussies did this 2 in one player thing , how much fuss Kohli and cheerleader will create?
Shameful from Indians. This is as bad as spot fixing and that brainfade scandal. Anyways because it's everyone's darling Kohli and powerful BCCI everyone stay silent
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This is cricket.

If Australia weren’t forced to be humble after the humiliation in South Africa in 2018, they would have done what India did today if they were in the same position.

Similarly, they would also have a problem if Kohli was getting DRS advice from the dressing room.
 
Mamoon said:
Will all due respect to Hughes, he died 6 years ago apart from his family, Australian cricket fans and CA itself, I highly doubt that anyone remembers or cares about his anniversary.

I don’t mean it in a demeaning way. Not only India but I am sure the likes of Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies, New Zealand etc. don’t remember or care about his anniversary 6 years on.

So this whole making a mockery of his death is nonsensical stuff. You are making it sound as if the Indian team planned that since his anniversary happened few days back, let’s pull off this stunt so that we can mock him.
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ofcourse it wasn't planned, but surely these things should cross your mind when making a decision, we all know if jadeja didn't have a hamstring issue he would have bowled. india has the resources and fire power to win within the spirit ofthe game, they dont need these cheap underhand tactics.
 
Gullycricket said:
Remember everyone the drama Kohli pulled that Aussies were getting signal from dressing room. Imagine again if Aussies did this 2 in one player thing , how much fuss Kohli and cheerleader will create?
Shameful from Indians. This is as bad as spot fixing and that brainfade scandal. Anyways because it's everyone's darling Kohli and powerful BCCI everyone stay silent
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Can you tell me how is this illegal?
 
OldWarHorse said:
Overreact much?? There is an examination done as has been said. What we have somehow managed to exploit is get a frontline bowler for Allrounder. I dont know how the rules work about that
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Examination was done jadeja was cleared to carry on, he gets in the dressing room realizes his hamstring wont let him bowl and then he starts holding his head. India have enough resource to win within the spirit of the game, look at the outcry when they claimed aussies were using signals for drs, this is a lot worse so they deserve the stick that comes with it.
 
Maybe this was a genuine case of delayed concussion. I haven't seen the video of him getting hit yet, but they should have at least gotten him checked after the hit even if it was a farce to make the whole 'delayed concussion' more believable. But yeah India did well to exploit the loophole in the law, am sure the authorities will mull over this but don't think this can be changed. Anybody can fake a concussion to get the better of the law and this am afraid is going to be a grey area. Teams can always get back saying it didn't seem serious in the first place and hence it wasn't checked but got triggered later on.
 
It is cheating because it is not a like for like replacement. Jadeja is an allrounder, not a bowler like Chahal.

Furthermore, if he had a concussion, then surely he should have sent off immediately? Irresponsible to let him carry on if he was hurt.
 
Mamoon said:
This is cricket.

If Australia weren’t forced to be humble after the humiliation in South Africa in 2018, they would have done what India did today if they were in the same position.

Similarly, they would also have a problem if Kohli was getting DRS advice from the dressing room.
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Look if Jadeja batted he could bowl also or replace him by an all-rounder not specialist. Also given his recent form he has been terrific batter than a bowler. Yes it's subtle but it's cheating. I know some posters have a hard on for Kohli and this will be brushed under the carpet because hey at the end sub-continental team won. People here think it's ok to cheat etc against Aussies because of there past. I am just pointing the hypocrisy if India was on the recieving end of this
 
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ethan hunt said:
Shouldnt have batted on if safety was a concern.
Quite bizzare really.
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As I have repeatedly pointed out (and you ignore), Smith batted for almost 2 sessions after being hit on his head, before being substituted. Concussions often show late symptoms
 
redmaverik84 said:
Maybe this was a genuine case of delayed concussion. I haven't seen the video of him getting hit yet, but they should have at least gotten him checked after the hit even if it was a farce to make the whole 'delayed concussion' more believable. But yeah India did well to exploit the loophole in the law, am sure the authorities will mull over this but don't think this can be changed. Anybody can fake a concussion to get the better of the law and this am afraid is going to be a grey area. Teams can always get back saying it didn't seem serious in the first place and hence it wasn't checked but got triggered later on.
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spot on, very big grey area, and at the time i thought it was only a matter of time before someone would try and exploit. Look we cant be for certain Jadeja was not concussed, but it all does look very suspect the way it played out.
 
Gullycricket said:
Look if Jadeja batted he could bowl also or replace him by an all-rounder not specialist. Also given his recent form he has been terrific batter than a bowler. Yes it's subtle but it's cheating. I know most of PP including Pakistani posters have a hard on for Kohli and this will be brushed under the carpet because hey at the end sub-continental team won. People here think it's ok to cheat etc against Aussies because of there past. I am just pointing the hypocrisy if India was on the recieving end of this
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But who could we substitute from the squad? You understand we couldnt bring an all rounder from India, right? In the squad we only had Bumrah, Mayank and other batsmen. Who would this mythical all rounder be?

Also Smith batted for 2 sessions after being hit before being substituted. Concussion symptoms show up late often
 
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Steve Smith bats for a long time after getting hit and gets subbed the next day...no screech from anyone.

Jadeja bats for a just couple of more overs, gets subbed and India are suddenly cheaters.... :))
 
The Viper said:
It is cheating because it is not a like for like replacement. Jadeja is an allrounder, not a bowler like Chahal.

Furthermore, if he had a concussion, then surely he should have sent off immediately? Irresponsible to let him carry on if he was hurt.
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It is not cheating because there was no other AR in the squad to replace Jadeja, hence he was replaced by a spinner.

Have you heard of delayed concussion?
 
And the Sub is the MoM.

Well done India.
 
silentkiller187 said:
Examination was done jadeja was cleared to carry on, he gets in the dressing room realizes his hamstring wont let him bowl and then he starts holding his head. India have enough resource to win within the spirit of the game, look at the outcry when they claimed aussies were using signals for drs, this is a lot worse so they deserve the stick that comes with it.
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No examination was done on the spot to clear him. Only after he went into the dressing room was he evaluated and concussion symptoms were detected. There is no way to know from here how he was feeling inside then.
 
Mesozoic said:
Steve Smith bats for a long time after getting hit and gets subbed the next day...no screech from anyone.

Jadeja bats for a just couple of more overs, gets subbed and India are suddenly cheaters.... :))
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Not even couple of overs, he played 3 balls after being hit
 
Gullycricket said:
Look if Jadeja batted he could bowl also or replace him by an all-rounder not specialist. Also given his recent form he has been terrific batter than a bowler. Yes it's subtle but it's cheating. I know some posters have a hard on for Kohli and this will be brushed under the carpet because hey at the end sub-continental team won. People here think it's ok to cheat etc against Aussies because of there past. I am just pointing the hypocrisy if India was on the recieving end of this
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Everyone is a hypocrite and don’t like to be on the receiving end.
 
Gullycricket said:
It's called manipulation and finding loopholes and being unethical which you can expect from Kohli and cheerleader. Such a fall from Dhoni who recalled Ian Bell inspite of losing the match.
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How? Can you confirm that jadeja had no concussion?
 
silentkiller187 said:
ofcourse it wasn't planned, but surely these things should cross your mind when making a decision, we all know if jadeja didn't have a hamstring issue he would have bowled. india has the resources and fire power to win within the spirit ofthe game, they dont need these cheap underhand tactics.
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Do you expect India to think about what happened to an Australian player 6 years ago especially while playing a match?
 
INDIA CHEATED TODAY

But it’s ok. Nothing to will happen, look forward to the next game
 
cricketjoshila said:
It is not cheating because there was no other AR in the squad to replace Jadeja, hence he was replaced by a spinner.

Have you heard of delayed concussion?
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I didn't know that there were no allrounders on the bench. That makes more sense then. I am aware of delayed concussions, but wouldn't it be better if he was taken off immediately?
 
Even Aussie fans would be like meh....

But here we have people who're literally like :dw :ssmith :sree
 
At least it's generated a talking point about a T20 nobody would otherwise remember 2 weeks from now.
 
Kohli and co used the loophole cleverly. But shouldn't it be left upto doctors and physio to decide if the case is concussion or not?

While Jadeja was hit horribly on his head, did any doctor come to check him ?
 
Maliq_Mudasir said:
Kohli and co used the loophole cleverly. But shouldn't it be left upto doctors and physio to decide if the case is concussion or not?

While Jadeja was hit horribly on his head, did any doctor come to check him ?
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No doctor came on the field to check.

But but but delayed concussion
 
cricketjoshila said:
It is not cheating because there was no other AR in the squad to replace Jadeja, hence he was replaced by a spinner.

Have you heard of delayed concussion?
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This settles it.

This isn’t even against the spirit of cricket. People are crying for no reason just because it is India.

But we need to understand what is happening - our fans celebrated prematurely today and were distributing sweets after 15 overs of the Indian innings, so in order to cover up their disappointment and shame, they are now accusing India of cheating.

Shambolic stuff.
 
Rana said:
No doctor came on the field to check.

But but but delayed concussion
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Well to be honest, a person can easily judge how hard he was hit. Ball just brushed his upper part (strongest part) of helmet.

We know there are plenty of controversial rules in cricket e.g Mankad, it should be upto player to show sportsmanship and have a fair game.

In this case India was desperate to win. So they decided to go otherwise. India would have still won the game consider the test 11 Aussies were playing.
 
This is Australia remember. Kohli gave Australians a taste of their own medicine.
 
Why was Jadeja not given an immediate concussion test on the field? Yes, there can be a delayed concussion, but after a blow surely a test should be done as a precaution? Poor from Indian doctors.
 
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Maliq_Mudasir said:
Well to be honest, a person can easily judge how hard he was hit. Ball just brushed his upper part (strongest part) of helmet.

We know there are plenty of controversial rules in cricket e.g Mankad, it should be upto player to show sportsmanship and have a fair game.

In this case India was desperate to win. So they decided to go otherwise. India would have still won the game consider the test 11 Aussies were playing.
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If he scored a 50, that concussion was not going to stop him from waving his bat around like Shahid Kapoor in Padmavati
 
OldWarHorse said:
No examination was done on the spot to clear him. Only after he went into the dressing room was he evaluated and concussion symptoms were detected. There is no way to know from here how he was feeling inside then.
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of course a test is done immediately on the field, the docs dont come out for fun, jadeja was checked out and cleared to carry on , one cannot be sure if he suffered symptoms after, but i think it seems more plausible india realized he couldnt bowl and they spotted a loophole.
 
Indiafan said:
As I have repeatedly pointed out (and you ignore), Smith batted for almost 2 sessions after being hit on his head, before being substituted. Concussions often show late symptoms
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If its happened before. Doesnt make it right. Dont know abt the smith episode but the circumstances surrounding this were bizzare.
Its a loophole that teans can exploit in the future.
 
Mamoon said:
This settles it.

This isn’t even against the spirit of cricket. People are crying for no reason just because it is India.

But we need to understand what is happening - our fans celebrated prematurely today and were distributing sweets after 15 overs of the Indian innings, so in order to cover up their disappointment and shame, they are now accusing India of cheating.

Shambolic stuff.
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Pretty much this. :))
 
Indian fans logic: Australia have cheated in the past when they could have things go their way. So we will cheat now because now things go our way
 
Rana said:
If he scored a 50, that concussion was not going to stop him from waving his bat around like Shahid Kapoor in Padmavati
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It was indeed a poor call by Indian team. Surely against the spirit of game. Just like umpire takes the judgment on LBW appeal, a doctor/physio should decide if the case is concussion or not.

Ball brushing the helmet will not get anyone injured.
 
silentkiller187 said:
Never expect india or Kohli to consider spirit of the game at any point your right it.
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I can guarantee you that the thought of Hughes’ death would not cross any team management’s mind in 2020 if their player gets hit on the head. You are really reaching out here.
 
Mamoon said:
I can guarantee you that the thought of Hughes’ death would not cross any team management’s mind in 2020 if their player gets hit on the head. You are really reaching out here.
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My feelings on this debate aside, you’re being very disrespectful to Hughes here.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
My feelings on this debate aside, you’re being very disrespectful to Hughes here.
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I am sorry if you feel that way but I don’t know how else to explain when someone argues that India decided to disrespect Hughes because his anniversary just passed.

How is that a reasonable comment?
 
Mamoon said:
I am sorry if you feel that way but I don’t know how else to explain when someone argues that India decided to disrespect Hughes because his anniversary just passed.

How is that a reasonable comment?
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Your being disrespectful to Phil and you've blown my comments way out of proportion as per usual. My thoughts were that india made a mockery of a rule that was bought in after Phil Hughes death, its a rule that was bought about after someone died, so when trying to enforce it one should always think whether they are acting within the spirit of the game. Maybe i didnt articulate myself as i should have however it is a very reasonable comment to make.
 
The Viper said:
I didn't know that there were no allrounders on the bench. That makes more sense then. I am aware of delayed concussions, but wouldn't it be better if he was taken off immediately?
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Smith played a day before he was taken off. If you show no symptoms, you are unlikely to go off.
 
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